Debates on youth participation: from citizens in preparation to active social agents

Debates on youth participation: from citizens in preparation to active social agents

Abstract This article presents current debates regarding the presence of young people in the public domain. There is a wealth of discussion and perplexity regarding how young people choose to get active in the public domain that originates from the distinct use of the term political in academic and...

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Published in:Revista katálysis 2016-06, Vol.19 (1), p.118-125
Main Author: Tsekoura, Maria
Format: Article
Language:eng ; por
Subjects:
Decision making
Decline discourse
Discurso do declínio
Experiência vivida
FAMILY STUDIES
Juventude
Lived experience
Participation
Participação
Personalisation
Personalização
Social integration
SOCIAL WORK
Teenagers
Youth
Youth participation
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Summary:Abstract This article presents current debates regarding the presence of young people in the public domain. There is a wealth of discussion and perplexity regarding how young people choose to get active in the public domain that originates from the distinct use of the term political in academic and policy debates. This article will proceed in the following way: it will summarise the main tenets of the Decline discourse, it will present how the Personalisation discourse draw our attention to alternative ways of involvement, it will discuss how Context focused discourses highlight how participatory decision making relates to the ways young people conceptualise their daily lived experience, and concludes arguing that youth participation can be better understood when it is contextualised within everyday lived experience. Resumo Este artigo apresenta debates atuais sobre a presença da juventude na vida pública. Existe um rico debate e muitos questionamentos sobre o modo como os jovens decidem se engajar na vida pública, resultante do uso especial da palavra política nas discussões acadêmicas e sobre políticas públicas. O artigo está assim organizado: em primeiro lugar apresenta uma síntese dos princípios centrais do discurso do Declínio, e depois explicita como o discurso da Personalização salienta formas alternativas de engajamento. A seguir, é analisado o modo pelo qual os discursos focalizados no Contexto enfatizam o modo como os processos participativos de decisão se relacionam com a maneira de jovens conceituarem suas experiências cotidianas. O artigo conclui afirmando que a participação da juventude pode ser melhor entendida quando contextualizada nas experiências vividas no cotidiano.
ISSN:1414-4980
1982-0259
1982-0259